Women 'feel most beautiful aged 32'

[omnipleasant]

"The survey of 1,500 women was carried out via the internet by a mineral water company."

i.e. the whole thing is complete bollox.

I hate these marketing "surveys". Give the serious stuff a bad name.

[flatandy]

"New research says girls are more beautiful after giving me a blow-job

Dr Fat Andy, PhD, has applied for funding into a new research project of his, where he is given a survey to fill in about how good a girl looks when she's spurned his advances, and how good she looks after giving him head.

Dr Andy said "I consider it entirely plausible that I'll think a girl looks a lot hotter if I'm feeling sexually satisfied, and I'll like them less if they're miserable cows."

[oldmanofthesea]

I have a two and a half year old grandaughter who is breathtakingly beautiful. Spoilt out of her mind by everyone as she is the only girl rest of the grandchildren being boys. My daughter went from being a plump but pretty young women into a rather elegant and attractive young women at around 32. While my wife at 61 looks half that age and still turns mens heads. My daughter in law is another head turner. So what i'm saying is i'm a very lucky man and woman can be beautiful at any age.

[omnipleasant]

"British women prefer chocolate to sex"

British women prefer a smooth, creamy bar of Galaxy to sex, it was reported today in every newspaper and talked about in every office because it's about stuff we like to gossip about.

The highly scientific and independent survey, conducted by a chocolate manufacturer in the office, found that the delicate taste of chocolate is absolutely to die for. The report's authors added "men, too should take note of this, and buy lots of chocolate if they want their end away".

[omnipleasant]

Bloody hell. I was joking, then looked down the board and, lo and behold...

"The study commissioned by Weight Watchers showed that while 58 per cent of women surveyed think about sex at least 10 times a day, some 70 per cent admitted having far more regular fantasies about food.

According to the research nearly two thirds of UK women are dissatisfied with their size"

[VikingHumpingWitch]

Oi oi, there's nothing sciencey about people's opinions. Well there might be a science based reason for why they hold them, but I don't see how you can get it wrong if you're just asking people a straight forward question. Even if you are a mineral water company.

[omnipleasant]

There is a lot sciency about how you gather people's opinions and who you ask.

[flatandy]

It should be entirely scientific.

And you might want to ask yourself why a mineral water company was running this research?

Is it possible that they sell their water as a feel-good product, aimed at women in their mid-30s, and claim that drinking lots of water keeps your skin fresh and beautiful...

[VikingHumpingWitch]

Yeah but if you ask someone a question like "What is your favourite colour" or "at what age did you feel at your most beautiful" it really shouldn't matter whether it's an egghead or a marketing exec writing down the answer?

Obviously had it returned the theory that women feel at their most beautiful after shelling out the best part of a quid for some water then I'd have my doubts, but what's with this sudden "anything not written by a proper scientist and peer reviewed must necessarily be utter nonsense" thing?

[flatandy]

Stuff like this, which is basically viral marketing masquerading as scientifically clear research, is utter nonsense.

[VikingHumpingWitch]

I don't think it is masquerading as science. It says women "feel" at their most beautiful at 32, not that they are. I don't see how you can scientifically prove anything if it's to do with feelings and emotions and all that intangible stuff.

[omnipleasant]

It's viral marketing, VHW, it's not a "study" of people's opinions.

If a mineral water campaign who aimed their beauty-enhancing product and women in their early 30s sent a survey to 1,500 32 year old women asking the question "do you feel at your most beautiful now, or are you an ugly pug who just eats chips?" do you think they would be happy with the results?

[VikingHumpingWitch]

Well yeah, it would depend on the question. But if they asked "At what age did you feel most beautiful" I cannot see how the responses would be wrong.

Are you pair just antsy cos your birds are over 32 or summat?

[omnipleasant]

Nope. Just that cheap marketing bullshat dressed up as science is annoying.

[omnipleasant]

In fact cheap marketing bullshat is annoying fullstop.

[newyorker]

Women 'feel most beautiful aged 32'

But they are in fact most beautiful at 22. ;D

Then their stock price drops steadily year after year.

[wetkingcanute]

Stand on the High Street with a clip board and ask every women "If I give you this lovely bar of chocolate will you give me a blow job".

See what happens...that would be scientific.

[vania]

Eeek! I most certainly will not feel at my best at 32. I'm one of those saddoes who thinks every year I get closer to 30 is not. good.

[omnipleasant]

30 was the only birthday when my age has really hit me. Not bothered me before or since.

[newyorker]

Jan 27, 2009 17:01:03 GMT @vania said:

Eeek! I most certainly will not feel at my best at 32. I'm one of those saddoes who thinks every year I get closer to 30 is not. good.

Best thing you can do, stay thin. ;D